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G.O.O.D. Music Topped By P!nk's Return In Billboard Sales Battle

The final numbers are in for G.O.O.D. Music's compilation album, Cruel Summer. Kanye West's project featuring the likes of Pusha T, Big Sean, Common, Cyhi The Prynce, 2 Chainz and Teyana Taylor managed...

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Pusha T Purchases $20,000 Mercedes-Benz Chain From Ben Baller [VIDEO]

Pusha T, a known connoisseur of luxury goods, recently linked with LA based jeweler Ben Baller to grab a unique Mercedes-Benz inspired neckpiece to compliment his d-boy persona. Luckily for us, Ben...

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Exclusive: Producer Twilite Tone Talks Working With Kanye West On “Mercy”

When it comes to Chicago producers, Anthony “Twilite Tone” Khan is a legend. He's the man responsible for crafting Common's sound, producing the first three albums from the rapper, gave No ID his name,...

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Cruel Summer: Chicago Moves Forward From Homicide Epidemic [GALLERY]

Since the start of the year, Chicago has been plagued by gun violence. More than 340 people—the brunt of which have been teenagers—have been killed since the top of 2012, but once the summer months...

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Exclusive: Pusha T Reveals Collaborations For Solo Debut Album [VIDEO]

Although Pusha T and the G.O.O.D. Music gang have just completed the process of revealing the compilation album, Cruel Summer, the work doesn't stop for your neighborhood pusher man. Pusha T. is still...

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Q-Tip Alludes To A Possible Cruel Winter Album [VIDEO]

G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer is an undeniably stellar project, but the compilation left many things to question after hearing it. Q-Tip's obvious absence from the record was perhaps most noteworthy,...

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Roscoe Dash Says A Typo Prevented Him From Getting Credit On Cruel Summer...

Now this is really cruel. Roscoe Dash chopped it up with Sway on Sirius XM satellite radio and finally explained his side of the story. If you remember his tweet rant a few weeks ago, Roscoe spazzed...

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CyHi The Prynce - “James Harden” [LISTEN]

CyHi The Prynce sends shots at hecklers who question his role within G.O.O.D. Music on his new track "James Harden," on which the GA MC likens himself to the Oklahoma Thunder's talented six man. CyHi's...

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Exclusive: Producer Twilite Tone Talks Similarities To Kanye West, Why He...

Anthony “Twilite Tone” Khan is an alien; equal parts eccentric, unassuming, prophetic, and speaking a music language far outside of the sonic stratosphere. He could boast about the credits on his...

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Kanye West Calls Raekwon A "Greek God Of Rap [VIDEO]

Raekwon was a guest on Wednesday's episode of RapFix on MTV. The Staten Island rapper reminisced about working on the Cruel Summer single, "In The Morning." "So we was just vibin' and talking about how...

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Kanye West, Pusha T and Ghostface Killah –“New God Flow (Extended)” [LISTEN]

We aren’t going to insult your intelligence and act like what has happened hasn’t happened yet. G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer sprung a little leak last night and one of the stand out records from the...

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G.O.O.D. Music Visits The Breakfast Club, Teyana Taylor Says Rihanna Is...

The G.O.O.D. Music crew, minus Kanye West, stopped through Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club to promote their just released compilation album, Cruel Summer. Pusha T, CyHi The Prynce, Big Sean, Teyana...

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Kanye West Explains The Process Of Creating Cruel Summer [VIDEO]

We’ve heard from the entire G.O.O.D. Music crew besides the man himself, and on the day of the album’s release Kanye West releases this video on the making of Cruel Summer. In this video Kanye speaks...

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Common Working With Kanye West & No ID on 10th Album [VIDEO]

Lost in the midst of what might have been one of the most tender beefs of all time, Common dropped a quality album in The Dreamer/The Believer last winter. After being featured heavily on Cruel Summer,...

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Roscoe Dash Rants About Not Receiving Credit On Cruel Summer

Roscoe Dash has been relatively quiet since he’s appeared on the XXL Freshman cover earlier this year, but that’s because he’s been working behind the scenes on some of the years biggest songs and...

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Miguel Says Roscoe Dash Claims Of Writing “Lotus Flower Bomb” Are “Retarded”

Roscoe Dash has spent most of the day on Twitter complaining about not receiving proper credit on records like “To The World” on Cruel Summer and “Lotus Flower Bomb” on Ambition. He recently tweeted...

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Kanye West To Headline UR1 Music Festival In Miami [PHOTO]

G.O.O.D. Music is on its way to Miami. G.O.O.D.’s fearless leader, Kanye West, has been announced as the headliner of the UR1 Music Festival kicking off in December. Ye’s name is the first of more than...

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Pusha T, Teyana Taylor and Ibn Jasper Celebrate Cruel Summer Release [PHOTOS]

The G.O.O. D. Music family celebrated the Cruel Summer release with Hennessy V.S and JL nights at Blok nightclub in Hollywood. Ibn Jasper made a rare appearance at the club. Pusha T chilled in the DJ...

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Pusha T Is “Solely” Responsible For Introducing Kanye West To Chief Keef’s Music

If it wasn’t for Pusha T, Kanye West probably wouldn’t even know who the name Chief Keef. West remixed the Chicago teen’s “I Don’t Like” single, upping his hits on YouTube and turning him into a...

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G.O.O.D. Music Talk Who’s Most Likely To Order Food At A Strip Club & More...

G.O.O.D. Music affiliates Big Sean, Pusha-T, CyHi The Prynce, Teyana Taylor, and Common played the “who’s most likely to” game with the good folks at FUSE during their press run for Cruel Summer. Funny...

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Azealia Banks Summoned To Hawaii To Finish Cruel Summer?

When Kanye West goes to Hawaii, he never goes alone. Reminiscent of the zone he got into when he was finishing his last solo album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, West is doing the same to finish...

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G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer Tracklist, Allegedly

The arrival of Labor Day marks the end of summer—even if technically it’s really September 21st—so that mean we finally get the Cruel Summer…tracklist. The highly anticipated compilation album from...

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Kanye West, Big Sean & Jay-Z – “Clique” Single Artwork

The supposed tracklist for the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music album, Cruel Summer, dropped late last week and one of the more interesting songs listed was number two, called “Clique.” The tune stood out from...

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G.O.O.D. Music’s Pre-MTV VMA Party W/ Moet [PHOTOS]

Last night in California, the G.O.O.D. Music crew celebrated the MTV Video Music Awards and partied it up courtesy of Moet to celebrate the completion and impending release of the crews new album,...

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Kanye West, Big Sean & Jay-Z – “Clique” CDQ [LISTEN]

After dropping the artwork, a snippet where a certain Chicago rapper shouted out his girlfriend’s adult video talents, we finally get the full version of Kanye West, Big Sean and Jay-Z’s “Clique.” All...

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Exclusive: Hit-Boy Talks “Clique,” Says Kanye West Is “Always Right”

In case you didn’t know by now, Hit-Boy is a force to be reckoned with. Ever since “N*ggas in Paris” hit the atmosphere, the California native has become a go-to-person for Kanye West, and seems to hit...

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Exclusive: Big Sean Says He Reps Detroit “Harder Than Anybody”

Things couldn’t be better for Big Sean. He and the rest of G.O.O.D. will drop their Cruel Summer compilation right before the summer actually ends, next week, and with his sophomore album still in the...

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G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer Album Snippets [LISTEN]

Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music crew are dropping their collaborative album, Cruel Summer, next week on September 18th. The album will feature guest appearances from The-Dream, R. Kelly, Ma$e, Travis...

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Kanye West Nominated For 17 BET Hip Hop Awards

BET wants Kanye West to know that they appreciate his body of work—even though it’s been two years since he dropped an album. Nonetheless, the Chicago MC has still been heavy in the rap game dropping...

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G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer Commercial/Album Booklet [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

Although they might have got the seasons wrong when naming the album, we are officially in G.O.O.D. Music season as Cruel Summer drops next week. As you may know, the album sprung up on the internet,...

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